Celsius not centigrade!
http://chemistry.about.com/b/2010/09/20/difference-between-celsius-and-centigrade.htm
On 24/12/11 13:09, Simon Reap wrote:
> On 23/12/2011 17:46, hantslug@??? wrote:
>> Many people, I know, use Fahrenheit. But does it make sense to anybody??
>
> Centigrade clearly doesn't to weather forecasters, several of whom have
> recently said that temperatures of 11 degC are twice the seasonal
> average - since "twice" implies an absolute rather than relative scale,
> they must mean that temperatures would normally be 142K (or minus 131
> degrees Centigrade).
>
> (Sorry for the pedantry - just been listening to "More or Less", and
> their more rigorous approach is hard to shake off!)
>
> Simon
>
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